"That just means you're strong," Ann says firmly. "Like how being brave is standing your ground, even when you're afraid. Knowing that power wasn't something you wanted to use again..." Ann can admit to herself, if it had been her in Crow's place; if it was her in Crow's place...she doesn't think she'd be able to make the same decision. She'd wheedle herself into using it because it's so useful, because she's always had more in common with the Black Mask than most of her friends--and especially herself--wanted to think about.

"That's strength, Crow," Ann says. "Of course your family didn't reject you. They knew you, and they would have known that no power could change who you were really."